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Description and performance of the companies of the Group B.1 Subsidiaries COOPGAS S.r.l.
This is the Group’s methane gas sales company in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree no. 164/2000. During the fiscal year the company provided service to more than 42 thousand consumers, selling 65.5 million cubic meters of gas, which includes 27.4 million cubic meters to the Group’s channeled networks. This company's activity generated profits of 1,347,769 euros for fiscal year 2011. The company’s equity is 6.8 million euros against an equity investment value of 2.5 million euros.
ENERGIA DELLA CONCORDIA S.p.A.
This company, 100% of whose shares are held by Coopgas S.r.l., possesses two contracts for construction, sales, and management of plants for utilizing biogas: one is a small contract with an agricultural enterprise in the Pavese area and the other is a contract for approximately 4 million euros regarding the Francavilla Fontana waste disposal site in Apulia. Beginning in fiscal year 2009 this company started constructing and managing photovoltaic power systems in Apulia, and constructed the Turi 2 and Turi 8 photovoltaic arrays. Both plants have been sold: the first in 2010 and the second in 2011. Lastly, the company directors, taking into account the difficulties that arose in connection with the management of the plant for the production of biogas and electricity in Francavilla Fontana, during the year used 250,000 euros of the allocated provisions to cover the losses of the biogas plant, allocating at the same time in fiscal year 2011 a further provision of 260,000 euros of the same type. A series of initiatives is already underway whose purpose is to resolve this plant's problems. The company’s financial statements for the fiscal year were closed with a profit of 34,957 euros.
SOLAR PLUS S.r.l.
This company, 100% of whose shares are held by Energia della Concordia S.p.A., was acquired during fiscal year 2011 because it manages the permits for the construction of the photovoltaic power system in Altamura in Apulia. The photovoltaic power system was hooked up on December 31, 2011 and will begin operation in 2012. The financial results essentially reflect a startup situation and show a loss of 3,406 euros.
CPL DISTRIBUZIONE S.r.l.
This company, which was established in 2008, has been distributing the CPL CONCORDIA Group's gas since 2009. The following are the concessions managed by the company: • Bacino Calabria 30 catchment area • Municipality of Campo Calabro • Municipality of Polistena • Municipality of San Giorgio Morgeto • Municipality of Cinquefrondi • Municipality of Rosarno • Municipality of Melicucco
• Bacino Campania 30 catchment area • Bacino Campania 25 catchment area • Bacino Calabria 20 catchment area • Bacino Sicilia 12 catchment area • Bacino Sicilia 17 catchment area • Bacino Sicilia 35 catchment area
In 2011 the company performed the distribution activity, mainly for the companies of the Coopgas Group, but also for others. The amount of natural gas distributed during the fiscal year was 35,268,136 cubic meters, while 47,165 consumers were hooked up and received service. The distribution activity generated profits for the year of 2,202,179 euros.
2011 company and consolidated annual accounts |
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